Gina K Dye inks any reviews?

scrappington I started out with Gina K ink cubes in all colors and eventually graduated to full pads in almost all colors.  (Almost all due to cost).  I love them.  They stamp crisp and clear and I think she has a wide variety of colors to cover all my bases.

I have ink cubes for Altenew, PaperTrey Ink (don't waste your money), hero arts, Stampin up (15+ years old cubes and full size pads) and distress ink.  I will say, my go to inks are Gina K (cubes & full pads) and Altenew (cubes).  

I highly recommend them so I say go for it.

I have a few GinaK and I like them a lot. The only reason I don’t have more is I needed someone else to tell me what color combos to use for layered stamping and Altenew does that. If I didn’t need that I would have gone with GinaK.

All inks having the same formula was actually discussed in Gina’s FB group over the last week. Gina herself came on to say that it is not the case for her inks; they are not the same as all that are listed above.

I use stamps for my PL albums and I bought a ton of Gina K inks (cubes) a couple of months ago. I think 25. I have been happy with them. They have a crisp image, the colors as true to what was advertised and I buy more. I prefer them to my LF

I feel like they do a good job there. I can try to take a pic and post it when I get a chance

I have a set of CPs minis, and they’re different than what I’m used to since they have foam pads and Gina K’s are felt. CP’s require a much lighter touch - a couple of love taps as she says. They haven’t always smoothed out as much as some other inks, and most say to buy re-inkers. They’re very juicy. 

So of the two I’d go with Gina K, given your type of project and possible good deal from your LSS and to support them. Both are high quality inks.

If you were ever looking outside those two for sentiments and very small, detailed images, I might get an ink known for crispness. Like Verafine Clair, which can heat emboss well up to about 7 minutes after stamping (depends on environment), or Ranger Archival, though some don’t love it. But I’ve used Gina K cubes for tiny images and they’re fine. 

Versafine Clair doesn’t have any light colors, but does second generation stamping well. and even third. So when I’ve wanted light, I’ve stamped the image on scrap paper and then the cardstock. I have dark/med/light swatches but that’s OT and I doubt I can post from my iPad anyway. Ink nerd, sorry.